Bug 709814

Summary:	sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.5.4 fails to load external modules(?)
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Harris Landgarten <harrisl>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers <kernel>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Harris Landgarten 2020-02-16 15:21:04 UTC

gentoo-sources-5.5.4 fails to load either nvidia or vmware modules when booting. After boot modprobes of nvidia fail with bad or missing symbol errors. modprobe --force fails too.

gentoo-sources-5.5.3 loads all modules and works properly.

5.5.4 is using the same .config as 5.5.3

The only difference is the kernel.

Comment 1 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2020-02-16 15:33:04 UTC

You'll have to show more than that, because your hypothesis is easily defeated:

# uname -a
Linux wim 5.5.4-gentoo-JeR #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Feb 15 10:27:50 CET 2020 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 455 Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
# lsmod | grep nvidia
nvidia_drm             45056  3
nvidia_modeset       1077248  6 nvidia_drm
nvidia              19931136  263 nvidia_modeset
ipmi_msghandler        57344  2 ipmi_devintf,nvidia

Comment 2 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2020-02-16 15:33:46 UTC

(In reply to Harris Landgarten from comment #0)
> gentoo-sources-5.5.4 fails to load either nvidia or vmware modules when
> booting. After boot modprobes of nvidia fail with bad or missing symbol
> errors.

Why don't you post that output right here?

Comment 3 Harris Landgarten 2020-02-16 20:50:06 UTC

I uninstalled all of 5.5.4 and reinstalled and rebuilt and now is all running fine. It must have been an odd error in the original download.

Comment 4 Mike Pagano gentoo-dev

2020-02-17 15:12:22 UTC

Glad to hear. I was maybe thinking you forgot make modules_install ?

Either way, glad it's working.